tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095813555500061002024-03-13T23:11:21.863-07:00OUR FOUR WALLS AND A ROOFOur four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-55061414145182882102014-07-03T05:02:00.002-07:002014-07-03T05:02:44.757-07:00TRAVELLING FIRST AID KIT I carry a travelling first aid kit with me everywhere I go with the kids, it may seem excessive to some but eventually I will use every one of these items. I live in Australia but thankfully have family that live in the US, a few months back I received a package full of Orla Kiely goodies, I knew instantly that I would be using this make-up organiser as a first aid kit. <div>
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Where I hang my safety pins</div>
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Middle zippered contents. I own an In A Pikle, the plastic pouch is from that. </div>
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So that is my travelling first aid kit that comes everywhere with us, the last time I used it was at my daughter's school carnival after she stepped on some glass from a broken bottle in the grass. Surprisingly, this was a better setup that what the mobile Saint John's Ambulance station had! </div>
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Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-33417666707171882872013-10-21T05:44:00.000-07:002013-10-21T05:45:06.107-07:00FIRST AID ORGANISATIONI store my first aid in a cupboard up high in the kitchen. Both my children have a rare connective tissue disorder called Ehlers-danlos Syndrome and I need to be prepared for anything, my daughter who is 6 has unfortunately had her fair share of skin glue or stitches due to her fragile skin. This is just one of three medical kits in my house but this is my primary one, my husband is a Registered Nurse.<br />
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I've got four containers, three of which have dividers to separate the items. I've also got the "I've got an ow" printable up on the inside door where I track the medication for my children.<br />
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The dividers in the below containers were purchased from Howard Storage world, they are called the Fifi Drawer Separators. I measured the containers and then snapped off the excess.<br />
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I like to separate my medications, here I have the Children's Medications and the adults medications are located in the fever and pain container.<br />
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Inside the fever and pain container, you can fit a lot into these containers.<br />
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Inside the Splints and Wraps container to show you how the dividers work, you can customize them to any size you want.<br />
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Finally, this is the printable that I use to track the medication, I purchased a see through envelope from Officeworks and stuck it on the door.<br />
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Unfortunately it seems this printable is no longer available but you can purchase a similar product from the original creator <a href="http://www.messpots.com.au/shop/daily-medication-chart-note-pad/" target="_blank">(here) </a><br />
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When I'm out and about, I carry with me what I call my walking pharmacy, I will do a blog post on that shortly.<br />
<br />Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-81379032831455251122013-10-14T21:34:00.002-07:002013-10-14T21:39:06.431-07:00KITCHEN SINK ORGANISATION I've found the kitchen sink to be one of those places like the junk drawer that accumulates items before you know it! Be it stray items that my husband puts in or something that I have misplaced, we both did it and now it's a mess. We went to Howard's Storage World and purchased a below the sink organiser, it fits our sink perfectly but you can see from the photo below, it still got out of hand.<br />
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Everything came out, I gave it a clean, measured up and then off to the shops for containers. I love organising with containers because it separates items and if you then add a label, well then it just looks pretty!<br />
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Firstly you need to group like with like, once you have your categories you can place your items in their baskets, label, step back and admire.<br />
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We've had this setup for a few months and its working well. So it just goes to show that you can bring home an organising item and it might not work for you but with a few little tweaks, you can get it working effectively.<br />
<br />Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-86507230239888297362013-10-10T19:35:00.000-07:002013-10-10T19:35:53.403-07:00TIP THURSDAY: DVD RENTAL STORAGEOur local DVD rental shop charges $1 per movie every Tuesday, I've got a 6 year old with very specific requests and a two year old that is happy to go along with anything, most times we visit we leave with at least 10 movies. We go through phases of hiring, it could either be summer with the air conditioning pumping or I've got sick kids. Summer here is horrendous or I think so, It may only be 32 degrees but the humidity gets up in the mid to high 90's! It's also the wet season, it can rain for weeks therefore DVDs on the couch are perfect for summer!<br />
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We've had a few DVDs go missing, they've never had a "home" as such and would either sit on the TV cabinet or dining table. This time around I gave them a home, a basket. I store this in my TV cabinet but my daughter likes to lay it on the top of the cabinet for easy access, she has not misplaced one since. That means a happy mummy for not having to look for the lost DVD or pay the late fee because it took us days to find it.<br />
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Here are the baskets in the cabinet.<br />
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My tip for Thursday, if you regularly hire DVDs then organise a storage space for them.Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-73085318503312992662013-10-08T20:15:00.000-07:002013-10-08T20:15:39.942-07:00LUNCH BOX ORGANISATION My girl has just about finished her first year of school, I've loved making her lunches every day and I like to mix things up but unfortunately she's not very adventurous, some days I can fool her but not very often. Bento style lunches are so much fun and it always manages to put a smile on my girl's face. She has homemade sushi at least twice a week, she'd eat it every day if she could!<br />
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I like to have everything in its place and decided when my daughter started school that I would set up a lunch box area. I've had it a few different ways but how I have it now is working really well. I'd love to try Easylunchboxes or PlanetBox. Currently I'm loving Laptop Lunches and will be getting more soon as I like to pack a few days in advance to make the mornings easy. I live in the tropics and the lunch box must be able to fit into a small esky with a couple of ice packs, the classrooms don't have fridges for school lunches.<br />
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I have the Bento accessories on the top shelf in a drawer set and on the bottom shelf is lunch boxes, carry cases and containers.<br />
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I purchased this drawer set from Howard Storage World and first used it for my make-up in the bathroom, I don't own much make up and decided to repurpose it for the Bento accessories and I couldn't be happier with how it's working out.<br />
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In the top shelf I have bento pickers, dividers and small containers. The clear container is a small tackle box and the blue plastic organisers are from inside a stackable container which I use elsewhere. I use the silicone cupcake cases to separate fruit in the Laptop Lunches. <br />
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The middle drawer holds everything that I use to mold or cut, I need to get a few more items for my boy.<br />
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The last drawers stores napkins and utensils. In the white container is a knife, fork and spoon set. I send in the white plastic spoons because my silverware was not making it's way home. I have a pretty basic Bento accessories setup, I'd love to add to my collection.<br />
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At the back on the bottom shelf are the lunch boxes, I use the black Laptop Lunches box for my daughter at school as it fits perfectly in her esky. The others I use for my son who is not at school.<br />
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And lastly, the basket is where I store all the containers. I love how I can slide this out and get what I want.<br />
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Having this setup makes assembling lunch so quick, I just reach in and grab what I want. I'm looking forward to getting more organised lunch boxes like Laptop Lunches and I will then rehome majority of the plastic containers in the basket. We don't use any plastic bags at school.<br />
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I'd also love to hear how you store your lunch boxes.<br />
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<br />Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-33623384204501665592013-09-27T21:24:00.000-07:002013-10-08T20:16:17.301-07:00KITCHEN DRAWER ORGANISATIONMy drawers were the last to be organised in my kitchen, I don't quite know why I never got around to it. I always loved the look of the drawer dividers but every time I went out looking for them, no one had them in stock. <br />
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Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-31770152389686607622013-08-31T21:00:00.000-07:002013-09-03T18:35:31.979-07:00BATH TOY ORGANISATIONFor a while now I've been frustrated with the lack of organisation with the bath toys, I like the kids to participate with the clean up but it was hard for them when the toys couldn't fit into the toy bucket. We ended up having toys all over the place, it was a huge mess!
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A quick trip to Masters with the kids resulted in a few items purchased: tension shower rod, curtain rings, cable ties, cutlery holder and four peg baskets which I drilled holes in for the water to drain. I could have chosen blue peg baskets but as this bathroom runs closely off our hallway, I didn't want anything distracting in case the bathroom door wasn't closed.
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The kids now have four baskets for their toys, the soap is located in the cutlery holder and both shower hooks hang up body scrubbers. I wish I had taken a photo of my 6 year old daughter's face when I showed her, she had the biggest smile. She can't wait to test it out tonight.<br />
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Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-10288936209464280182013-08-17T16:26:00.000-07:002013-09-03T19:56:19.093-07:00I WAS NEVER AN ORGANISED PERSON I was never organised to begin with, in fact, I was the complete opposite! I was the messy child who hid lunch under her bed, my mother thought I ate them. I often left little surprises for my mother to find. When I was old enough I moved out of home and my definition of a tidy room meant hiding everything in my wardrobe, lucky for me my wardrobe in that first house was huge. It was easy to live the double life.<br />
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A few more years went by and I moved away from family to start a business, I still wasn’t organised and the bills were left unpaid. I then met my husband who believed in a place for everything and everything in it’s place. He had a system, I did not. At times his system made perfect sense, like in the morning when I was rushing out and couldn’t find anything to wear because it was still sitting in the laundry basket, or I couldn’t find my keys, my phone or my bag! I hate to think of how much time I’ve lost in just looking, searching for every day items that should be easy to locate.<br />
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Our systems clashed on more than one occasion and I knew I had to change. At this stage, we had a little girl and I wanted our mornings when leaving the house to be less stressful. I also didn’t want to lose anymore of my husbands mail. So I watched countless Youtube videos, searched blogs for organisational systems and slowly over time, I developed a system. I have organised nearly every room in my house and I will use this blog to go through the systems that work for me and hopefully can work for you too. I love how when you’re organised, you’re more productive and with kids around, that’s a definite bonus!<br />
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I’m still coming up against systems that don’t work for me and because of that I update my style of organising here and there. I would love for you to join me on this journey, if someone like me can become organised, then anyone can do it!Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-11917013467705706632011-02-21T18:49:00.000-08:002011-02-21T19:01:37.508-08:00Abstract baby boys room<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q9bJdAzhpV0/TWMk08uREpI/AAAAAAAAAa0/AbDBScDD6pk/s1600/il_570xN_171221636.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576341255686787730" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q9bJdAzhpV0/TWMk08uREpI/AAAAAAAAAa0/AbDBScDD6pk/s320/il_570xN_171221636.jpg" /></a> Mobile for over the cot, would be hung from the ceiling<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0OIaA5htfgo/TWMk03caaZI/AAAAAAAAAas/mg069xabLLk/s1600/boy%2Bnursery13.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 211px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576341254269725074" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0OIaA5htfgo/TWMk03caaZI/AAAAAAAAAas/mg069xabLLk/s320/boy%2Bnursery13.jpg" /></a> Wall decal<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v5VKfBGxSMw/TWMk0im9Z-I/AAAAAAAAAak/RuDXol1EfKE/s1600/boy%2Bnursery12.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 277px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576341248676816866" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v5VKfBGxSMw/TWMk0im9Z-I/AAAAAAAAAak/RuDXol1EfKE/s320/boy%2Bnursery12.jpg" /></a> Another mobile<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yiRVruFHcVQ/TWMkoXQxpwI/AAAAAAAAAac/c5viYSYCAjk/s1600/boy%2Bnursery11.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576341039472551682" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yiRVruFHcVQ/TWMkoXQxpwI/AAAAAAAAAac/c5viYSYCAjk/s320/boy%2Bnursery11.jpg" /></a> Fitted cot sheet<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zmbVo1huR0E/TWMkoNIsb2I/AAAAAAAAAaU/0hdnJHaGsDw/s1600/boy%2Bnursery10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 288px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576341036754300770" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zmbVo1huR0E/TWMkoNIsb2I/AAAAAAAAAaU/0hdnJHaGsDw/s320/boy%2Bnursery10.jpg" /></a><br />Another fitted cot sheet<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cAM9QonalA8/TWMknz14DII/AAAAAAAAAaM/NZlNSR3a1qA/s1600/boy%2Bnursery8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 156px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576341029964483714" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cAM9QonalA8/TWMknz14DII/AAAAAAAAAaM/NZlNSR3a1qA/s320/boy%2Bnursery8.jpg" /></a><br />Love this set of prints, would look great behind the cot in co-ordinating colours<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dFgpaHiKp1o/TWMknpF789I/AAAAAAAAAaE/Udf2OUOvbzo/s1600/boy%2Bnursery9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576341027079058386" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dFgpaHiKp1o/TWMknpF789I/AAAAAAAAAaE/Udf2OUOvbzo/s320/boy%2Bnursery9.jpg" /></a> cute ABC print<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eYzUxwVGtZ0/TWMknZ063tI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/0MRKbqZHhEM/s1600/boy%2Bnurser12.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576341022981152466" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eYzUxwVGtZ0/TWMknZ063tI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/0MRKbqZHhEM/s320/boy%2Bnurser12.jpg" /></a><br />This is another idea for behind the cot, it comes in a set of 3 </div><div> </div><div>I still haven't done anything to my boys room and he's due in 8 weeks! </div><div>While I love the Giraffe theme I also love the abstract look, it's fresh and bright and so easy to change the look of the room if need be. </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-20100780673444836522011-01-20T03:16:00.000-08:002011-01-20T03:28:19.147-08:00Baby boys room<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TTgaym2MqlI/AAAAAAAAAZw/jNEnoKrNw_M/s1600/National%2Bgeographic%2Bpolitical%2Bworld%2Bmap.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564226796339898962" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TTgaym2MqlI/AAAAAAAAAZw/jNEnoKrNw_M/s320/National%2Bgeographic%2Bpolitical%2Bworld%2Bmap.jpg" /></a> First of all the inspiration comes from a world map, the colours of blue, orange and grey<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TTgayTHNLyI/AAAAAAAAAZo/jbnY9cnEQJM/s1600/boy%2Bnursery7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 247px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564226791042527010" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TTgayTHNLyI/AAAAAAAAAZo/jbnY9cnEQJM/s320/boy%2Bnursery7.jpg" /></a> This inspiration poster is what started me on this colour scheme<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TTgax_KcIuI/AAAAAAAAAZg/9xfIQeYHsZA/s1600/room%2Bcolour2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564226785687380706" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TTgax_KcIuI/AAAAAAAAAZg/9xfIQeYHsZA/s320/room%2Bcolour2.jpg" /></a><br />This Giraffe would look cute peering into the cot<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TTgaxC3vAoI/AAAAAAAAAZY/i6KdUR6Ny38/s1600/boy%2Bnursery5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 305px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564226769502798466" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TTgaxC3vAoI/AAAAAAAAAZY/i6KdUR6Ny38/s320/boy%2Bnursery5.jpg" /></a>I love this idea of using old picture frames<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TTgagxSNvcI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/cU3aOAZDaCY/s1600/room%2Bcolour1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 122px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564226489904119234" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TTgagxSNvcI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/cU3aOAZDaCY/s320/room%2Bcolour1.jpg" /></a> Might be too much for the bedroom but it's cute<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TTgagvN0f6I/AAAAAAAAAZI/5N7KEZfKNEs/s1600/change%2Bmat%2Bcover.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564226489348816802" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TTgagvN0f6I/AAAAAAAAAZI/5N7KEZfKNEs/s320/change%2Bmat%2Bcover.jpg" /></a> changing pad cover<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TTgagc3XWFI/AAAAAAAAAZA/LDTiIgz-y-Y/s1600/room%2Bcolour.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564226484422793298" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TTgagc3XWFI/AAAAAAAAAZA/LDTiIgz-y-Y/s320/room%2Bcolour.jpg" /></a> another changing pad cover<br /><br /><br /><div><div>I'm 27 weeks pregnant with our 2nd child and it's a boy! I've been searching for months to get some inspiration on what to do with his bedroom and I keep coming back to this colour scheme. I love it! We already have furniture from our daughters nursery room so basically I just need the soft furnishings but I will be painting a few bits of furniture as everything is white</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-4239569618428382922010-10-27T13:51:00.001-07:002010-10-27T14:09:51.806-07:00The pool - finished<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TMiT9d5WqcI/AAAAAAAAAYI/aRP-BDPLSt4/s1600/IMG_1580.JPG"></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TMiT84_UiAI/AAAAAAAAAYA/Oowyjkc3Fg0/s1600/IMG_1581.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532834816524060674" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TMiT84_UiAI/AAAAAAAAAYA/Oowyjkc3Fg0/s320/IMG_1581.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TMiT8q1M8mI/AAAAAAAAAX4/M8lJIzElRWg/s1600/IMG_1578.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532834812723524194" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TMiT8q1M8mI/AAAAAAAAAX4/M8lJIzElRWg/s320/IMG_1578.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TMiT8Wq_vzI/AAAAAAAAAXw/8K-yzSbKNDI/s1600/IMG_1575.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532834807312006962" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TMiT8Wq_vzI/AAAAAAAAAXw/8K-yzSbKNDI/s320/IMG_1575.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">I've been slack at updating the blog with photos, so here is the end result of the pool. It's an Ionizer pool so pretty much it is chemical free and because of that it is so beautiful to swim in and you don't have that toxic smell of chlorine. </div><br /><div align="center">We just need acouple of sun lounges and then we'll be set.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I might actually post some before pics, it really was a huge mess</div></div></div></div>Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-80836656111816800512010-10-09T21:13:00.001-07:002010-10-09T21:48:26.993-07:00Let there be plants!<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TLFD7yz_ZFI/AAAAAAAAAXo/XGXoOqGr8E4/s1600/IMG_1568.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526272912291488850" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TLFD7yz_ZFI/AAAAAAAAAXo/XGXoOqGr8E4/s320/IMG_1568.JPG" /></a> View from my front door, we will be having fence inbetween my neighbours driveway and ours but it will just be standard black pool fencing so it won't block out the breeze or view and soon you won't see the fence as the garden will be all grown.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TLFD7knZLbI/AAAAAAAAAXg/9amP1Ciw5kI/s1600/IMG_1567.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526272908480556466" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TLFD7knZLbI/AAAAAAAAAXg/9amP1Ciw5kI/s320/IMG_1567.JPG" /></a> Side path right near front bedrooms, there are still more plants to go in here.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TLFD7GDnmII/AAAAAAAAAXY/pwSepbYy4qM/s1600/IMG_1566.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526272900277442690" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TLFD7GDnmII/AAAAAAAAAXY/pwSepbYy4qM/s320/IMG_1566.JPG" /></a> Looking up from halfway down the driveway<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TLFCMZ7ElAI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/M6kCTj4J6V8/s1600/IMG_1565.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526270998644823042" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TLFCMZ7ElAI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/M6kCTj4J6V8/s320/IMG_1565.JPG" /></a> Bin area<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TLFCMKW1f3I/AAAAAAAAAXI/QxLNY3-KdSA/s1600/IMG_1564.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526270994466307954" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TLFCMKW1f3I/AAAAAAAAAXI/QxLNY3-KdSA/s320/IMG_1564.JPG" /></a> Looking towards the two front bedrooms<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TLFCL2hVHJI/AAAAAAAAAXA/8WMRxDUVioM/s1600/IMG_1562.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526270989141613714" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TLFCL2hVHJI/AAAAAAAAAXA/8WMRxDUVioM/s320/IMG_1562.JPG" /></a><br />On the patio looking towards pool and retaining wall. Yes I know the pool is a mess, we went swimming today<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TLFAmIVqhWI/AAAAAAAAAW4/srtEraWr73U/s1600/IMG_1560.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526269241577866594" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TLFAmIVqhWI/AAAAAAAAAW4/srtEraWr73U/s320/IMG_1560.JPG" /></a> Back retaining wall and my 5 beautiful red lipstick palms that will grow tall and beautiful. The plants on the top of the retaining wall grow as tall as 5 metres and will thicken out, we also have planted 40 odd spider lily bulbs in there too.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TLFAl5Vl5NI/AAAAAAAAAWw/hCZbytbgU88/s1600/IMG_1559.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526269237551031506" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TLFAl5Vl5NI/AAAAAAAAAWw/hCZbytbgU88/s320/IMG_1559.JPG" /></a> Standing on the kids patio looking down the side of the house.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TLFAlmcOCqI/AAAAAAAAAWo/reA3ol538K0/s1600/IMG_1557.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526269232478554786" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TLFAlmcOCqI/AAAAAAAAAWo/reA3ol538K0/s320/IMG_1557.JPG" /></a> Looking out from just outside our bedroom.<br /><br /><div align="center">Last weekend our landscape gardner dropped off 240 plants for shaun and I to plant, it took us all weekend but we did it. You may notice there are a few patches, there are still more plants to come. In 12-18 months time this is going to be a lush thick tropical garden, can't wait! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-80376260985730761362010-08-05T04:38:00.000-07:002010-08-05T04:50:08.312-07:00My beautiful baby boy is going to a new home<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TFqlDxkR51I/AAAAAAAAAWY/ut7OTVJqXeQ/s1600/032.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501891379050178386" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TFqlDxkR51I/AAAAAAAAAWY/ut7OTVJqXeQ/s320/032.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center">Here is Levi as a puppy, he is now 3 years old. He has nipped at my daughter (who's also three) a few times and yesterday he actually bit into her forearm and she now has 3 stitches. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">As much as we utterly adore this beautiful boy I'm sending him to brisbane to go to a lady who runs the Lhasa Apso Rescue Association. She already has a potential owner lined up, a retired lady who has recently lost her Lhasa dog to old age, she's after a male Lhasa<br /></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Levi is flying out on saturday morning, it will be a sad sad day in the household. </div>Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-1386822288163051972010-08-04T03:47:00.001-07:002010-08-04T04:34:50.189-07:00Delivery of some palms today<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TFlPxzQfP_I/AAAAAAAAAWQ/EaCnGwU6oOg/s1600/IMG_1401.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501516136801320946" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TFlPxzQfP_I/AAAAAAAAAWQ/EaCnGwU6oOg/s320/IMG_1401.JPG" /></a> New mulch in front driveway<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TFlGasKNaLI/AAAAAAAAAWI/WT13N3-XFlg/s1600/IMG_1399.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501505844154296498" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TFlGasKNaLI/AAAAAAAAAWI/WT13N3-XFlg/s320/IMG_1399.JPG" /></a> New mulch outside the front of the house, ready for planting<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TFlGZ90MUYI/AAAAAAAAAWA/u5KnNQtId8k/s1600/IMG_1398.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501505831713919362" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TFlGZ90MUYI/AAAAAAAAAWA/u5KnNQtId8k/s320/IMG_1398.JPG" /></a> Down the side of the house where I have my vegi patch, new mulch in here ready for plants<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TFlGZtUWUFI/AAAAAAAAAV4/1FCcIowTVhU/s1600/IMG_1396.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501505827285389394" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TFlGZtUWUFI/AAAAAAAAAV4/1FCcIowTVhU/s320/IMG_1396.JPG" /></a> Outside of ensuite bathroom, not keen on those green boxes (housing for irrigation system) maybe some ferns will cover them up. Was told that in 6 months it will be nice and bushy so privacy will not be a problem<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TFlGZOu0XhI/AAAAAAAAAVw/H4lgHaeC-Cs/s1600/IMG_1394.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501505819074911762" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TFlGZOu0XhI/AAAAAAAAAVw/H4lgHaeC-Cs/s320/IMG_1394.JPG" /></a> New palms down side of house, they make such a difference!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TFlGY4B8dlI/AAAAAAAAAVo/v9cZDFRJDww/s1600/IMG_1393.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501505812981118546" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TFlGY4B8dlI/AAAAAAAAAVo/v9cZDFRJDww/s320/IMG_1393.JPG" /></a><br />New grass inside pool area and new mulch ready for plants. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The guys did a lot today, I'm really loving the garden and yah no more red dirt anywhere!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div></div>Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-1001948256448984522010-08-03T03:14:00.000-07:002010-08-03T03:35:32.087-07:00More garden progess<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TFfu_D_wP1I/AAAAAAAAAVg/NFtXuTloRgU/s1600/IMG_1389.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501128237028228946" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TFfu_D_wP1I/AAAAAAAAAVg/NFtXuTloRgU/s320/IMG_1389.JPG" /></a> paving around pool complete except the drain insert which you can see on the inside of the pool fencing. Also you can see the black pool fencing near the play area, we plan to plant something that will soften this fencing.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">The pool fencing inspection was yesterday and we passed! first go too! and I was warned that they are really cracking down and don't be upset if it takes us 3 goes to get a pass, hehe<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TFfu-4aVQQI/AAAAAAAAAVY/Aw7Ty8-EiIU/s1600/IMG_1384.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501128233918480642" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TFfu-4aVQQI/AAAAAAAAAVY/Aw7Ty8-EiIU/s320/IMG_1384.JPG" /></a> New paved borders, Louella and the dogs love walking along this<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TFfu-jCSVzI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/z7QbzkCXSXU/s1600/IMG_1383.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501128228180481842" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TFfu-jCSVzI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/z7QbzkCXSXU/s320/IMG_1383.JPG" /></a><br />New paved borders inside the pool area. The area inside the pavers will be grassed and outside will be plants.<br /><br /><div align="center">Slowly but <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">surely</span> the back yard is nearly transformed, we were delayed last week due to rain but it's all back on again this week. I'd say another two weeks and it should be finished</div></div><br /></div>Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-29888714013015783752010-07-25T02:42:00.001-07:002010-07-25T03:03:02.120-07:00Garden progress shots<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TEwLQlXQNoI/AAAAAAAAAVI/Kt1P8GMZciY/s1600/IMG_1330.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497781624647988866" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TEwLQlXQNoI/AAAAAAAAAVI/Kt1P8GMZciY/s320/IMG_1330.JPG" /></a> Outside of front of the house, stepping stones leading to the side of the house. Plants still to go in and an area for the bins plus fencing still to go up until the white peg<br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TEwJMbHnRxI/AAAAAAAAAVA/KEIgwTypN1s/s1600/IMG_1326.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497779354155304722" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TEwJMbHnRxI/AAAAAAAAAVA/KEIgwTypN1s/s320/IMG_1326.JPG" /></a> I love these mountains, especially on a rainy day<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TEwJMHOYSsI/AAAAAAAAAU4/YEnUkUr9zuE/s1600/IMG_1327.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497779348814973634" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TEwJMHOYSsI/AAAAAAAAAU4/YEnUkUr9zuE/s320/IMG_1327.JPG" /></a> Eastern side of the house, a mass of plants to go in here<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TEwJLUb8hBI/AAAAAAAAAUw/kRKKG0DCWdg/s1600/IMG_1328.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497779335181665298" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TEwJLUb8hBI/AAAAAAAAAUw/kRKKG0DCWdg/s320/IMG_1328.JPG" /></a> Looking the opposite way, my vegi patch which still has to have some timber sleepers around it so it will be raised. There will be climbing vegi's on the fence and around the water tank<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TEwJK52jEnI/AAAAAAAAAUo/5kkGSaYs-8k/s1600/IMG_1329.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497779328045486706" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TEwJK52jEnI/AAAAAAAAAUo/5kkGSaYs-8k/s320/IMG_1329.JPG" /></a>outside the garage looking towards the kids bedrooms, a mass of plants will go in here and also a fence between the neighbors driveway and ours, it will just be pool fencing so the breeze can still come into the house<br /><br /><div><br /><div>The irrigation is all finished now and all pebbles and pathways are down. Also 90% of the soil is down ready for plants, plants should go in maybe within a week or so. I've just loved seeing it evolve from a red wet muddy patch to this, can't wait to see it finished! </div></div></div></div><br /></div></div>Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-66534123046335336122010-07-20T03:16:00.001-07:002010-07-20T03:33:15.543-07:00More on the pool<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TEV5oIo3_AI/AAAAAAAAAUY/ALkK0g7OJOk/s1600/IMG_1307.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495932650696211458" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TEV5oIo3_AI/AAAAAAAAAUY/ALkK0g7OJOk/s320/IMG_1307.JPG" /></a> My new paved area outside my laundry, along the fence will be a green vegetable crawler<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TEV5npHzwCI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/ueUh57Sd6XQ/s1600/IMG_1312.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495932642236022818" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TEV5npHzwCI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/ueUh57Sd6XQ/s320/IMG_1312.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TEV5nBXp6VI/AAAAAAAAAUI/5VUL567D6iY/s1600/IMG_1311.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495932631565068626" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TEV5nBXp6VI/AAAAAAAAAUI/5VUL567D6iY/s320/IMG_1311.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TEV5mpkiR8I/AAAAAAAAAUA/9PVoipF1UZk/s1600/IMG_1310.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495932625176643522" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TEV5mpkiR8I/AAAAAAAAAUA/9PVoipF1UZk/s320/IMG_1310.JPG" /></a>Frameless fencing, doesn't it look fantastic!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TEV5mN7m2EI/AAAAAAAAAT4/sz9k3g4pU9Y/s1600/IMG_1308.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495932617757218882" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TEV5mN7m2EI/AAAAAAAAAT4/sz9k3g4pU9Y/s320/IMG_1308.JPG" /></a> The long metal drain on the floor will be going on the other side of the glass fencing tomorrow and then be connected to plumbing, a tile insert will lay in the middle of the drain. Our pool builder had never seen it before as apparently it's fairly new to the market.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">A few more pictures of the pool since we've had the frameless glass fencing. We also had the cement put down around the pool today reading for paving, Levi my dog decided to walk the entire back length leaving his paw prints, lol. </div></div></div><br /></div>Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-82652051780987768912010-07-07T22:02:00.000-07:002010-07-07T22:10:57.475-07:00We have grass!!!!<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TDVdFPnnP4I/AAAAAAAAATw/2rFc1SDdm04/s1600/IMG_1283.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491397665321598850" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TDVdFPnnP4I/AAAAAAAAATw/2rFc1SDdm04/s320/IMG_1283.JPG" /></a> Louella's outside play area. There will be a border between the mulch and the grass but that will go down once the coping around the pool is done.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TDVdEZbMPCI/AAAAAAAAATo/EnKebgkcTJg/s1600/IMG_1282.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491397650773982242" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TDVdEZbMPCI/AAAAAAAAATo/EnKebgkcTJg/s320/IMG_1282.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">Yah we got our grass today and the play area mulch for ella. Having the grass down has totally transformed the yard! It's so lovely to look at!!!</div><br /></div>Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-62961867017652198052010-07-07T03:45:00.000-07:002010-07-07T04:10:56.059-07:00The garden has started<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TDRf7U9dKVI/AAAAAAAAATg/Ahe1qQjHp-4/s1600/IMG_1275.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491119318514870610" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TDRf7U9dKVI/AAAAAAAAATg/Ahe1qQjHp-4/s320/IMG_1275.JPG" /></a> Pool shell<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TDRf6yJVGjI/AAAAAAAAATY/Tnbbd1ECvls/s1600/IMG_1272.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491119309169433138" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TDRf6yJVGjI/AAAAAAAAATY/Tnbbd1ECvls/s320/IMG_1272.JPG" /></a>Back retaining wall<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TDRf6MWdHmI/AAAAAAAAATQ/7S60vl1HRaA/s1600/IMG_1270.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491119299023937122" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TDRf6MWdHmI/AAAAAAAAATQ/7S60vl1HRaA/s320/IMG_1270.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Landscapers started yesterday and the garden is starting to take shape. More photos to follow, the grass will be in tomorrow!!!! It's not fun with 2 dogs and a toddler and red dirt! The fencing is almost finished too</div></div><br /></div>Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-33720548659800843752010-06-29T02:51:00.001-07:002010-06-29T02:59:16.196-07:00More pool pics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TCnDMMatvwI/AAAAAAAAASY/Sd-XWZ0AyvI/s1600/IMG_1238.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TCnDMMatvwI/AAAAAAAAASY/Sd-XWZ0AyvI/s320/IMG_1238.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488132235186781954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TCnDLcIJqbI/AAAAAAAAASQ/PnVNCF4haMs/s1600/IMG_1236.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TCnDLcIJqbI/AAAAAAAAASQ/PnVNCF4haMs/s320/IMG_1236.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488132222224017842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">They said the shell should be started on thursday and finished by friday hopefully, then 3 weeks of hosing to cure the cement then they come back to finish it. It's so exciting to see it come together. </div>Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-11145834618590835582010-06-28T20:04:00.000-07:002010-06-28T20:37:42.542-07:00The start of the pool<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TClmkv4BypI/AAAAAAAAASI/GsBM-m52LNw/s1600/IMG_1235.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TClmkv4BypI/AAAAAAAAASI/GsBM-m52LNw/s320/IMG_1235.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488030402440448658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TClmkMlrNbI/AAAAAAAAASA/3uqkI6ADL_U/s1600/IMG_1234.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TClmkMlrNbI/AAAAAAAAASA/3uqkI6ADL_U/s320/IMG_1234.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488030392968230322" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A very exciting day today, the excavation for our pool! The shell should be in by friday. In these photo's they have excavated about half of the pool so far</div>Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-13061494148049461202010-06-27T00:42:00.000-07:002010-06-27T00:59:00.298-07:00Handover and the beginning of our retaining wall<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TCcEBwnylYI/AAAAAAAAAR4/ZFoUbalDgB4/s1600/IMG_1231.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TCcEBwnylYI/AAAAAAAAAR4/ZFoUbalDgB4/s320/IMG_1231.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487359099252413826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our new neighbor hard at work building our retaining wall. We've given ourselves so much more room cutting the bank back and retaining it. On the middle level will be planting.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TCcEBLfch2I/AAAAAAAAARw/HV3kkIm6yYg/s1600/IMG_1230.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TCcEBLfch2I/AAAAAAAAARw/HV3kkIm6yYg/s320/IMG_1230.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487359089285302114" /></a><br />Hanover was on Friday!!!! we now have the keys!!! I've been doing 2 car loads each day so we hoefully don't have to do a 2nd trip with the 2 men and the truck on saturday. Yipeee, 6 more nights until we're in our new house!!!!Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-90017962873645069032010-06-12T02:52:00.000-07:002010-06-12T03:12:32.856-07:00Driveway is in and a few more pics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBNcJWK12LI/AAAAAAAAARo/0v_aUgyJdHw/s1600/IMG_1187.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBNcJWK12LI/AAAAAAAAARo/0v_aUgyJdHw/s320/IMG_1187.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481826487079655602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Laundry is finished! I won't know what to do with all the space as my current laundry is about 1/4 of this size! I'm going to have two white wire baskets on wheels in the open space under the bench.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBNa3lF3UeI/AAAAAAAAARg/LriBJB3u-1E/s1600/IMG_1185.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBNa3lF3UeI/AAAAAAAAARg/LriBJB3u-1E/s320/IMG_1185.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481825082336039394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Louella testing to see if she could walk behind the watertank</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBNa287ZXZI/AAAAAAAAARY/2-WT3OO-9P4/s1600/IMG_1183.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBNa287ZXZI/AAAAAAAAARY/2-WT3OO-9P4/s320/IMG_1183.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481825071554715026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Showing off my pantry's. I have the two double doors/double drawers in the background and the pull out pantry located near where the fridge will go.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBNa2UzdEEI/AAAAAAAAARQ/MoG1BMX3BN8/s1600/IMG_1182.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBNa2UzdEEI/AAAAAAAAARQ/MoG1BMX3BN8/s320/IMG_1182.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481825060783984706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Another aspect of the kitchen. The front of the island bench is yet to be cleaned.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBNa17KQYFI/AAAAAAAAARI/5xtdjXukDO4/s1600/IMG_1176.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBNa17KQYFI/AAAAAAAAARI/5xtdjXukDO4/s320/IMG_1176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481825053900300370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The driveway with a turn out bay </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBNa1Py8PUI/AAAAAAAAARA/O06TPeH5biY/s1600/IMG_1175.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBNa1Py8PUI/AAAAAAAAARA/O06TPeH5biY/s320/IMG_1175.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481825042259787074" /></a>Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-60576374416496969082010-06-10T05:14:00.000-07:002010-06-10T05:18:38.627-07:00The light switches<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBDYCLsJ47I/AAAAAAAAAQ4/-nV53gUURbk/s1600/light+switches.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481118278519219122" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBDYCLsJ47I/AAAAAAAAAQ4/-nV53gUURbk/s320/light+switches.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">After much waiting for these bloomin light switches, everything got completed today. </div><br /><div align="center">The light switches are from the Clipsal Saturn range with the LED on/off option. </div><br /><div align="center">So now more walking in the dark trying to turn on the light switch. </div><br /><div align="center">In my last post, the top photo you will see a tiny blue fleck on the wall, that's the light switch</div>Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909581355550006100.post-67895144450146662742010-06-10T04:46:00.001-07:002010-06-10T05:02:01.508-07:00Nearly there!!!<div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBDSWSBRpII/AAAAAAAAAQw/puFL5Ii2DQU/s1600/IMG_1165.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481112026746037378" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBDSWSBRpII/AAAAAAAAAQw/puFL5Ii2DQU/s320/IMG_1165.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBDSVTzyjKI/AAAAAAAAAQo/e-sdje9nxJ0/s1600/IMG_1163.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481112010046475426" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBDSVTzyjKI/AAAAAAAAAQo/e-sdje9nxJ0/s320/IMG_1163.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBDSUhzx4BI/AAAAAAAAAQg/c_9dz1KgeRU/s1600/IMG_1159.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481111996624658450" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBDSUhzx4BI/AAAAAAAAAQg/c_9dz1KgeRU/s320/IMG_1159.JPG" /></a> They installed the wrong shower screen. We wanted frameless and they installed one with a chrome frame and an ugly bracket from the screen to the tiles. </div><div align="center">Hoping to get that changed over but we have no proof of asking for it<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBDSULOLGLI/AAAAAAAAAQY/mUhef0OSTNs/s1600/IMG_1156.JPG"></a><br /></div><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBDSULOLGLI/AAAAAAAAAQY/mUhef0OSTNs/s1600/IMG_1156.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481111990561347762" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBDSULOLGLI/AAAAAAAAAQY/mUhef0OSTNs/s320/IMG_1156.JPG" /></a> The water tank, our vegie garden will be down this side of the house and with the plans we have for the garden you won't even see the water tank from our bathroom once it's all grown<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBDSTU3igrI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/aLFjZ2Agngw/s1600/IMG_1102.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481111975970898610" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wALTJOkFKfA/TBDSTU3igrI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/aLFjZ2Agngw/s320/IMG_1102.JPG" /></a> The front door.</p><p align="center"><br />25 sleeps and counting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>Our four walls and roofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086433685338266174noreply@blogger.com0